Royal Jelly from Antonio on top of the cold storage container it comes in

Antonio Simon the organic beekeeper has some fresh royal jelly which he sent to us. (You can buy it here).

Here’s some information about Royal Jelly.

What is royal jelly?

Royal jelly is a delicate liquid that is secreted by the pharyngeal glands of the heads of honey bees and used in the nutrition of larvae, as well as adult queens. The worker bees feed royal jelly to all larvae in the colony.   When the time has come to make a new queen, they choose several small larvae and feed them with large quantities of royal jelly in specially constructed queen cells.  Feeding this way initiates the development of queen morphology, including the fully developed ovaries needed to lay eggs.

What’s in royal jelly?

The overall composition of royal jelly is 67% water, 12.5% crude protein, a wide array of amino acids (the building blocks of protein), 11% simple sugars (monosaccharides), and 5% of fatty acids.  It also contains many trace minerals, some enzymes, antibacterial and antibiotic components, and trace amounts of vitamin C.    Royal jelly is a pure acetylcholine.  In the central nervous system acetylcholine is believed to be involved in learning, memory, and mood.  It also contains 10-Hydroxy-2-Decenoic Acid a substance found only in royal jelly.

The following is a break down of what is found in royal jelly:

* 17 amino acids
* aspartic acid: 15%
* carbohydrates: 12-15%
* protein: 12%
* lipids: 5-6%

Royal Jelly is full of vitamins

* Pantothenic Acid: 65.0 to 200.0 mcg
* Biotin: 0.9 to 3.7 mcg
* Inositol: 78.0 to 150.0 mcg
* Folic Acid: 0.16 to 0.50mcg
* Vitamin C: Trace
* Vitamin B1: 1.5 to 7.4 mcg
* Vitamin B2: 5.3 to 10.0 mcg
* Vitamin B6: 2.2 to 10.2 mcg
* Niacin: 91.0 to 149.0 mcg

Benefits of Royal Jelly

- What can it do for me?

Royal jelly has been reported to have cholesterol-lowering, anti-inflammatory, wound-healing, and antibiotic effects.  It has also been reported to stimulate the growth of glial cells and neural stem cells in the brain.  Research also suggests that 10 HDA found only in royal jelly may inhibit the growth of tumours.

In comparison to worker bees the queen bee fed solely on royal jelly lives an incredibly long life so one may infer royal jelly to be a longevity food of high standing.

Proponents of royal Jelly have said that some of the following health conditions can be helped.

* Weak Bones
* Coronary Artery Disease
* Depression
* Diabetes
* High Blood Pressure
* Endocrine System Disorders
* Anemia
* Arthritis
* Hormonal Imbalances
* High Cholesterol
* Impotence
* Infertility
* Inflammation
* Impaired Memory
* Immunne System problems
* Mental Exhaustion
* Menopause
* Panic Attacts
* Parkinson’s Disease
* Anxiety
* Wrinkles
* Bacterial Infections
* Weight Control
* Wound Healing

Our royal jelly is certified organic, fresh and of the highest quality.   If you wish to benefit from this amazing superfood be sure to hurry your order as we have only 150 jars. It will be sent to you deep frozen in an insulated box.

You can buy our fresh and frozen royal jelly here

If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired and wish to regain the youth and vitality you felt in your younger years then perhaps you should consider taking bee pollen.

Most if not all of us from time to time could do with extra energy and with exercise there is no better way to create energy in your body than by consuming high energy foods.

Let’s be straight about this – food is fuel… and many of us are familiar with the fuel and engine analogy! Are you still trying to fuel your engine with inferior foods or supplements?

Most of us have become accustomed to the SUKD (Standard UK Diet) which is high in meat dairy and bread and low in fruits vegetables and fresh plant foods.

If you experience regular aches and pains, are quick to temper and feel exhausted at the end of a working day you can be sure you are lacking in the nutrients your body requires!

By adding more alkaline foods like bee pollen to your diet will overtime give you the energy health and wellbeing you desire!

Most of us only know average health; few of us know abundant energy and vitality and by increasing the nutrient levels in your diet you too can begin to feel the health and wellness you deserve.

Introducing Antonio’s bee pollen…

This rare bee pollen is harvested from pristine areas in remote mountain areas of northern Spain and dried at air temperature to ensure maximum quality and minimum degradation!

An alkaline food considered by nutritionist’s to be a complete food which means it contains every nutrient our body needs to ensure maximum health and longevity. HoneyBee pollen is rich in protein carbohydrates vitamins and minerals.

This unique pollen has a diverse array of colours unlike the many run of the mill commercial pollens which are mostly freeze or heat dried all look the same and have only one colour – mainly yellow.

What are the benefits of this remarkable superfood?

Bee Pollen contains natural lecithin!

Every cell in the body depends on lecithin; it is a key building block of cell membranes and without it, they would harden. Lecithin protects cells from damage and largely comprises the protective sheaths surrounding the brain.

Bee pollen is one of the richest sources of lutin – an important element to help strengthen very small blood vessels called capillaries. These small blood vessels are vital to the circulatory system, as they are the ultimate delivery network for nutrients and waste between the organs and the bloodstream!

High in stress busting antioxidants!

When life overwhelms us anti-oxidants help us fight stress so by taking bee pollen daily you can minimise the damaging effects of stress on your mind and body!

Further benefits include:

* Increased energy and stamina.
* Increased muscle growth and muscle definition.
* Improved immune function.
* Smoother younger looking skin
* Enhanced sexuality

Bee pollen contains just about every nutrient needed by the body to recover quickly from illness and put the spring back in your step. It is a true superfood of the highest order.

It’s important to bear in mind that we cannot make any specific claims about the benefits of pollen under UK legislation and that you need to study all the information available carefully.

Also, it is very important to note that some people can have an allergic reaction to pollen.  You should take a few grains of pollen just to check that you do not have an allergic reaction.

We’re offering boxes of 12 jars at a discounted price here:

Or you can buy single jars here:  Buy single jars of bee pollen here

Raw Honey Gift Basket of 3 honeys in kilner jars

Bread basket containing three 125 gram kilner jars of raw honey

The first gift set contain raw honeys like heather, lemon blossom and orange blossom in kilner jars.

There are 125 grams of honey in each jar. The jars are in a small bread basket wrapped around with raffia and a Christmas ribbon. Each set is £10.

Order Gift Basket of 3 organic honeys in 125 gram kilner jars

Two quarter kilo jars of raw organic honey

Two quarter kilo jars of raw organic honey in gift sets.

These gift sets contain two jars of raw organic honey. Typically the honeys will be of the varieties heather and thyme. Both honeys are high in antioxidants. Thyme honey contains a natural antiseptic that believe it or not is used in products like listerine! The jars are wrapped in a clear film with raffia and a gift tag. Each set is £8.

Order Gift Set of Two Organic Honeys

Two raw organic honeys in 125 gram kilner jars

Two small kilner jars of raw honey. One jar has organic walnuts in the honey.

These gift sets contain two raw organic honeys in kilner jars. Each kilner jar contains 125 grams of raw honey.  One jar contains nuts – organic walnuts. Nuts in honey are absolutely delicious and keep for a long time. The honeys are  typically from chestnut, rosemary, thyme and oak. The jars are wrapped in a clear film with raffia and a gift tag. Each set is £7.

Order gift set of two organic honeys in kilner jars – one jar has organic walnuts in the honey (delicious!)

DELIVERY IS £3 A SET (ALL SETS) OR £4.50 FOR TWO SETS. THREE OR MORE SETS ARE £7. For guaranteed delivery before Christmas you need to select the £7 delivery option irrespective of quantity. You will see the delivery options on the order form after you have clicked to order. If you want to combine your gift sets with an order of our other honeys in 1 kilo jars select the £9 delivery option.

For this week only (just to our best customers) we’re also offering sets of 4 kilos or more of raw heather and raw orange blossom at an extra 10% off – giving you a massive 25% discount (or even more for larger quantities). Choose either variety or a  combination of the two.

Ramon’s Heather honey is excellent. Very dark (almost black) and runny.

The Orange Blossom has a strong hint of orange in the after taste.

These two honeys are our top sellers.

To get this discount you have to enter the code XMAS on the order form – it’ll be clear where to put it when the order form comes up. The base cost is £10 a kilo.

Order Raw Heather Honey

Order Raw Orange Blossom Honey

Order by the 20th December for delivery before Christmas. Delivery is £9 an order irrespective of the quantity for the raw Heather and raw Orange Blossom offer. You can add gift sets to your order at no extra delivery cost.

Antonio has recently sent us some of his organic bee pollen. This is more expensive than some bee pollen but the quality is very good – both in terms of flavour and preservation of natural qualities.

There’s free delivery on this pollen until the end of April.

Antonio dries the pollen naturally at air temperature. Much of the pollen available online is heat dried.  This is said to damage the pollen.

Antonio's organic bee pollen comes in 250 gram jars

The pollen is wild flower pollen – the bees collect it from a variety of flowers – and is available in 225 gram jars at a cost of £11.

Order a single jar of organic raw bee pollen here.

Order three jars of organic raw bee pollen here and save 10%

Order six jars of organic raw bee pollen here and save 15%

We only have three boxes left and once these are gone there will be no more until May.  Remember until the end of April there’s free delivery on this organic pollen.

What exactly is bee pollen?

Bee pollen is an alkaline food considered by some nutritionists to be one of the most complete foods found in nature.

Where does bee pollen come from? Honeybees collect millions of pollen grains which are microscopic in size and then bind them together with nectar.

Bee Pollen contains 55 per cent carbohydrate, 35 per cent protein, 2 per cent fatty acids and 3 per cent minerals and vitamins.

Bee Pollen contains up to 5,000 enzymes, and the phytonutrients (such as co-enzymes, bioflavonoids, phytosterols, and carotenoids) also number in the thousands.

Bee pollen contains all the essential amino acids, which make it a complete protein and is extraordinarily rich in most of the B vitamins, including folic acid (folate).

Many people regard bee pollen as having extensive health benefits It is widely used a health enhancer and energy builder by top athletes the world over.

It is widely used as a longevity tonic and has helped many achieve peak performance.

The Chinese have used pollen for thousands of years; they considered it valuable in treating a wide range of conditions and used it as an energy and nutritive tonic.

One of the most intriguing facts about bee pollen is that, despite the many thousands of chemical analyses it cannot be synthesized in a laboratory. This means there are still some elements present in bee pollen that science cannot identify.

Some naturopaths say that these unidentifiable elements may be the reason why bee pollen works remarkably well against so many diverse ameliorative conditions of ill health.

Researchers at the Institute of Apiculture, Taranov, Russia claim bee pollen to be the richest source of vitamins found in Nature.

This bee pollen is air dried at low temperatures which ensures the pollen you are getting is fresh, has had minimal exposure to heat or cold all of which can degrade the pollens nutritional qualities.

Proponents of bee pollen say that it can help with the following:

• Greater levels of Energy
• Increased Stamina and endurance
• Improved Sexual health and performance
• Acts as an Immune system booster
• May help with Prostate diseases
• As a longevity food and tonic
• May help with skin problems like acne
• Improved digestion

Many people who are recuperating use bee pollen.

How do you eat bee pollen?

You can sprinkle it on your  cereal, eat it with yoghurt or add it to your smoothie … or alternatively, as we do, you might just want to eat it straight from the spoon.

What does it taste like?

It has a sweet and flowery taste, many people love it, others say it is an acquired taste.

Antonio’s bee pollen is certified organic, meaning it is from a pure environment without artificial pesticides, fertilisers or antibiotics.

You can buy the bee pollen Order organic raw bee pollen here

Organic honeycomb that is made by the bees in the jar

We have a few jars, about 22 of some of Antonio’s raw organic honeycomb. This is fairly unique as far as  the bees actually make the honeycomb in the jars.  Antonio puts the jars in the hive with a little honey in them. This encourages the bees to build honeycomb, which they make in the jars. Then Antonio seals the honeycomb in the jars.

This is probably the best form of honey. It has all the natural benefits – pollen, wax, propolis, live enzymes (like the one that produces a mild form of the antiseptic hydrogen peroxide), antioxidants and all the naturla minerals and vitamins that occur in honey.

Because of the way that this honeycomb is produced it is very expensive, but unlike most honeycomb that is for sale it is pure. Most honeycomb in the supermarkets is placed in pasteurised honey, usually of a different type than the honey in the comb.

You can buy it here.